Wednesday 2 September 2009

Spotted monitor spotted and monitored

While scanning the quandong for fruit-eating birds (so far only wompoo pigeons and figbirds but it's early days yet), I noticed this fellow. The spotted tree monitor (Varanus scalaris) isn't known for its love of fruit, but it does have a great fondness for eggs and nestlings. Doesn't mind a spot of sunbathing, either. Wonder what the view is like from there?